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2. List of cruisers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called "cruiser", either publicly or in internal documentation. The Navy has 12 Ticonderoga -class cruisers in active service, as of 28 June 2024, with the last tentatively scheduled for decommissioning in 2027. With the cancellation of the CG (X) program in 2010 ...

3. USS Long Beach (CGN-9) - Wikipedia

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   USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. [3] She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Long Beach, California. She was the sole member of the Long Beach class, and the last cruiser built for the United States ...

4. USS Antietam (CG-54) - Wikipedia

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   2 × Mk 32 12.75 in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes. Aircraft carried. 2 × MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS Mk III helicopters. USS Antietam (CG-54) is a Ticonderoga -class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. Antietam was named for the site of the 1862 Battle of Antietam, Maryland, between Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee and ...

5. USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) - Wikipedia

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   USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola -class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback Maru" or "Old Swayback". She had 11 battle stars for the eleven engagements she participated in. She was also the first ship to be named after Salt Lake City, Utah.

6. Cruiser bicycle - Wikipedia

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   Schwinn advertisement from 1946. A cruiser bicycle, also known as a beach cruiser or (formerly) motobike, is a bicycle that usually combines balloon tires, an upright seating posture, a single-speed drivetrain, and straightforward steel construction with expressive styling. Cruisers are popular among casual bicyclists and vacationers because ...

7. Nuclear-powered cruisers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   In the early 1960s, the United States Navy was the world's first to have nuclear-powered cruisers as part of its fleet. The first such ship was USS Long Beach (CGN-9). Commissioned in late summer 1961, she was the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. She was followed a year later by USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25).